What is gout?

Answer 1

Iodine deficiency, mostly it affects the legs in harmful ways. It is very rare since they started adding iodine to the salt.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Gout is a disease that is ultimately caused by the buildup of uric acid in the joints. Hyperuricemia occurs; an elevated blood level of uric acid - the liver produces more acid than the body can excrete (through urine) at one time.

Dietary conditions can be taken into account for a cause of gout as well; foods that are rich such as cream sauces, red wine and red meat can bring on the disease. The kidneys cannot properly filter out all of the uric acid from the blood and
as a result, uric acid in the blood crystallizes and settles in the joint spaces. This can cause swelling, inflammation, stiffness, and pain, usually within the joints of the big toe (hallux) or the ankle.

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Answer 4

Gout is also known as "Gouty Arthritis". It causes depositis of crystals to harden in the joints. Most commonly the big toe. The crystyals form because of high levels of uric acid in the blood. It is a genetic abnormality, but attacks can be triggered by trauma, alcohol, foods (like pasta sauce), and stress.

Answer 5

Gout (also called metabolic arthritis) is a disease due to a congenital disorder of uric acid metabolism. In this condition, monosodium urate or uric acid crystals are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues due to elevated concentrations of uric acid in the blood stream. This provokes an inflammatory reaction of these tissues. These deposits often increase in size and burst through the skin to form sinuses discharging a chalky white material.

Answer 6

Gout is a form of arthritis that occurs when crystals of uric acid accumulate in a joint. Individuals with gout either overproduce uric acid or are less efficient at eliminating it. The big toe is the most commonly affected joint, although other joints may also be affected. Chronically elevated levels of uric acid can also lead to the development of kidney stones.

A blood test indicating high levels of uric acid helps to diagnose gout.

Gout is very painful. Deposits of uric acid crystals in the joint cause the sudden development of intense pain in the joint, which appears red and swollen, feels warm, and is very tender to the touch. Sometimes there is also a low-grade fever. The area can be so sensitive that the slightest pressure from walking or even the weight of bed sheets can cause severe pain.

The condition of raised blood uric acid is called hyperuricemia. When this is present the uric acid which is normally dissolved in the blood may, from time to time, form microscopic crystals in the joints leading to acute Gout attacks. Uric acid may also collect under the skin as tophi (chalk colored nodules) or in the urinary tract as kidney stones.

There are many causes of this such as the follwing:

Certain meats
Seafood
Dried peas and beans and other high Purine foods
Alcoholic beverages may also significantly increase uric acid levels.
Some of the drugs used to treat high blood pressure.
Less commonly, long-standing kidney disease may result in high blood levels of uric acid.

Acute attacks are typically treated with colchicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen sodium (Aleve), and corticosteroids. Resting the affected joint is commonly recommended. For long-term treatment, doctors may prescribe medications such as allopurinol (Lopurim, Zyloprim) to decrease uric acid production, or probenecid (Benemid) or sulfinpyrazone (Anturane) to increase the excretion of uric acid from the kidneys.

Answer 7

webmd is helpful

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/Gout-Topic-Overview

Answer 8

You get it when you drink to much beer....seriously!!!!